Step 1:
The first step to converting 18423.42508393 to a fraction is to re-write 18423.42508393 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18423.42508393 can be written as simply 18423.42508393/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18423.42508393, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18423.42508393/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18423.42508393/1 each by 100000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 18423.42508393 as a fraction:
128964/7 / 1